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CWRU medical researcher Marissa Scavuzzo chosen for prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Hanna H. Gray Fellowship
Program supports outstanding women and underrepresented individuals pursuing careers in scientific research Marissa Scavuzzo studies the nervous system—the one inside your gut. Using lab-grown organs to mimic the human intestine, she is mapping the diversity of support cells called “glia.” Glia in…
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Addressing mismatch of affordable housing and jobs with community-driven innovation
CWRU and CSU partner with Cuyahoga County and The Fund for Our Economic Future to address regional mobility issues It’s a common dilemma for many low-income households in older industrial cities like Cleveland: Without a reliable car, employment options are limited. And without a decent job, it’s…
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Preventing pressure injuries
Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
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Remembering Catherine "Kitty" Borchert, double alumna, daughter of former CIT president
Catherine "Kitty" Borchert was 9 when the Case Institute of Technology (CIT) persuaded her father to leave a New York photographic company to lead the Cleveland science and engineering school.  Her connection to the campus would continue for most of the next seven decades, as she earned two…
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Case Western Reserve's scientists mourn passing of kindred spirit
Thomas Peterson appreciated faculty who shared his curiosity, creativity Drew Adams, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, with Thomas Peterson Thomas Peterson loved laboratories.  Whether the site of invention was a high-tech space in the Biomedical Research…
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E-Week events put the spotlight on the impact of engineering
Join in on the E-Week events Feb. 19–27 If you hear lightbulbs breaking in Thwing Center or see a group of engineering undergraduates dashing around campus taking photos in the coming days, it can only mean one thing: E-Week is here. Celebrated annually by the Case School of Engineering and…
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Building connections: CWRU Connect: Alumni CAREer Network launching to bring alumni and students together
The past year has largely been defined by separation, leaving many people around the world feeling disconnected and lonely. And the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many Case Western Reserve University students to spend the 2020-21 academic year online at home or from their rooms on campus, away from…
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Case Western Reserve institutes and centers highlight innovative programs during crowdfunding campaign
This week, eight institutes and centers across Case Western Reserve University are launching a coordinated crowdfunding campaign designed to highlight specific needs in each of the areas while promoting their most innovative and collaborative work. The Think Big: Institutes and Centers Campaign is…
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Why rape victims are so often left to solve their own cases
Case Western Reserve University researchers examine how the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of taking rapists off the streets can impede justice—often for society’s most vulnerable Samuel Little, the man the FBI called the nation’s most prolific serial killer, admitted last year to raping and killing 93…
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Honoring some of our female faculty members for International Day of Women and Girls in Science
According to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), only about 30% of female students globally choose to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-related fields in higher education. The reason? UNESCO suggests “long-standing…